Queen Serenity stood outside the entrance to Silver Millinuem, looking at the Earth. The beautiful blue world was starting to darken, ever so slightly. No normal human or moon native would be able to see it, but then again the Queen was far from normal. She snapped her fingers and one of the crow twins that had been resting on a tree nearby flew over.

"Phobos, can you go and bring Serenity and her Guardians to me?"

The bird dipped her head in acknowledgment and flew off. Serenity sighed. Peace had lasted for so long. Earth was the greatest hope for the Milky Way. She would let nothing happen to it. But… she wasn't the Moon's Sailor Guardian. She was being leaned the power of the Legendary Silver Crystal but she could not wield its full strength. Unfortunately, it would not be a simple matter to turn the crystal over to her daughter to use as her Sailor Crystal if a threat was coming.

The party of Princesses arrived along with Luna, Artemis, and the twin crows Phobos and Deimos.

"Mother, is everything alright?" Her daughter asked, voice concerned.

"No, something is wrong with the Earth. Sailor Guardians…"

She started to tell them they would begin the process of changing Serenity into Sailor Moon when a flash of gold interrupted her.

Five men lay collapsed before them, in various states of injury. The princess gasped and each rushed to the side of the young men.

Serenity looked at Luna. "Luna, summon a servant with water and bandages. The Prince and his knights are badly injured."

*Sailor-Moon*

Jadeite groaned as Mars wiped at a cut over his eye. The sting was quite impressive but the herbs they grew on the moon had impressive healing properties and he would be fine again soon. He looked over at his Master, who was getting the personal attention of the Moon Princess, Serenity.

"What happened?" Sailor Venus demanded of her partner, Kunzite.

"We don't really know," Zoisite admitted. "We were returning from a mission to the jungles when we got jumped by some of our people. Naturally, we had a handicap since we didn't want to kill any of them."

Nephrite grunted. "Shame they did not share the sentiment… ow!" He cried out as Jupiter's hand slipped and she brushed his face a little harder than intended.

"Sorry." The brunette guardian blushed.

"What of the King and Queen of Earth?" Queen Serenity inquired. "King Sol and Queen Terra, my dear friends?"

Endymion shook his head. "We fought our way into the castle. My parents were already slain by the time we arrived. We would have joined them, had we not fled to the Moon."

The Princess placed a kiss on his forehead. "I'm so sorry, my love."

He shook his head again. "I miss them, but we cannot let the Earth fall. We must fight and protect it. I can mourn properly after the world is safe."

Jadeite smiled as the Princess nodded. "I'll be there for you when it's time."

"In the meantime," The Queen spoke up, her voice tinged with sadness. "We need to prepare. Sailor Guardians, please go to your respective planets and gather your troops. Come back as soon as you can."

The four Guardians bowed and departed. Kunzite took this moment to rise. "There is something important we need to discuss. If we are going to win this war, we need to find the source of the darkness that is consuming our people. Master, I humbly ask you to leave that to us four."

Jadeite nodded. "A good idea, Kunzite. We can spread out and scan the plant from our cardinal directions. We should be able to discover the source of the darkness soon enough."

Their Master glared at them. "I want to refuse… but it is a good plan. Just take no unnecessary risks and return here as soon as you can."

Jadeite and the other two rose and the four them bowed to their Lord. "We understand. We will be careful."

Venus returned at that moment followed by a young soldier. "If you're going to go, then take Adonis with you. I have heard good reports of his abilities from the Lord Commander of Venus."

Adonis bowed. "I've worked with the Four Kings before. It would be an honor to work with you again. I could stand lookout while you look for the source of the threat."

Jadeite grimaced. Adonis was a good soldier, that was true, but his obsession with Venus had put him and Kunzite at odds on a few occasions. Kunzite spoke up.

"We would be honored to work again with Adonis. Shall we depart now?"

Venus kissed Kunzite on the cheek. "At least allow the other men to say their goodbyes first. The mission you are going on is very dangerous."

"Very well. We shall depart within the hour though. We need to finish this quickly before the world gets any sicker."

In the days that followed, Jadeite would have wished their Master had refused to let them go.

*Sailor-Moon*

The five of them touched down on the Earth. "Adonis, where would a good spot for you to look out be?" Zoisite asked. "We can set up pretty much anywhere to do our scanning of the planet."

"How about that hill over there?" Adonis suggested. "I can see for a mile or more in each direction."

Nephrite nodded sagely. "Yes, that should do nicely. We can set up around the hill. I'll head to my position."

Jadeite assumed his place to the East of the hill and summoned his power to his hands. He felt Sailor Mars feeding him some power as well and smiled at the extra boost. He suspected the other men were secretly being given power as well.

"Oh jewel of the east, oh Jade! I am Sir Jadeite, Knight of Patience and Harmony. Please, help me find the source of the evil that threatens my Master!" He called and started to send his power out into the world.

They were nearly done when he noticed he was surrounded. Jadeite gritted his teeth, ending his flow of power.

"What… Adonis?" He called and saw the man with the mark of Venus grinning at him.

"Sorry, Jadeite. I have no quarrel with you. But I have been promised I can have Princess Venus for myself if I help Beryl. I hope you enjoy being a puppet."

"Curse you!" Jadeite called right before a sword hilt knocked him unconscious.

*Sailor-Moon*

Endymon sat quietly as the Four Sailor Guardians cried as they felt their partners taken.

"We will have to try and defend the moon until a countermeasure can be taken." He forced the words from his lips.

"There is something we can do," Queen Serenity looked at her daughter. "If we can have enough time to do it is the question. I shall make the preparations for the process. Try and buy me as much time as you can."

Queen Serenity headed to the Chamber of the Moon Tower and started the process to transfer the Silver Crystal to her daughter, for whom it would be a Sailor Crystal. She cared not for her throne, only that her people survived and the Earth is saved. All the while she worked, the curse placed on her child rang in her mind. She knew that this was going to end badly. So she would use what power she had to seal away the evil until her reborn child could defeat her as Sailor Moon. She could only hope she would finish before she was too late. She could not help but notice how big Saturn was looking in the sky when she looked out the window.

A/N: The first of a few intermissions in this story. I'm not sure when the next one will be. See you Soon.